Austrian far-right populist concedes defeat in presidential vote

‘Austria’s far-right presidential candidate, Norbert Hofer, has conceded defeat to mainstream politician, Alexander Van der Bellen, in the country’s presidential election, preliminary results show.
“I am infinitely sad that it didn’t work out,” Hofer, of the right-wing populist Freedom Party (FPOe), said in a post on his Facebook account on Sunday, after the initial results revealed that the anti-immigration candidate was bitterly lagging behind his rival with only 46.4 percent of the votes.
“I congratulate Alexander Van der Bellen on his success and call on all Austrians to stick together and work together,” Hofer added.’
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